Recognised as Colour
#96EFE1
- #96EFE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#96EFE1 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 239, 225 and HSL 171°, 74%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#96EFE1#96EFE1
HEX#96EFE1
RGBrgb(150, 239, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.9373, 0.8824
RGB percentages58.8%, 93.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(170.6, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,891,809
CSS custom property--colour: #96EFE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.73:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#69101E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF96A4
Analogous#96EFB4, #96D1EF
Triadic#E196EF, #EFE196
Split complementary#EF96D1, #EFB496
Tetradic#B496EF, #EF96A4, #D1EF96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G239
B225
Red150 (58.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue170.56°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G EF · B E1
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